Another good book by Verghese

Posted by jane d on October 14, 2002, at 17:13:44

In reply to Shock therapy for alcoholics and drug addicts, posted by Gracie2 on October 10, 2002, at 23:07:30

> "The Tennis Partner" by Abraham Verghese is the story of a doctor who befriends a medical student
> with a drug problem. It's a touching, well-written book that discusses the little-known world of MDs addicted to narcotics.
He wrote an earlier book which I thought was great. "My Own Country" is about working with Aids patients in Tennessee at a time when people denied they had a gay population and also about living there as an outsider.
Jane

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